The word lattice does not imply interwovenness, just the criss-crossing pattern. For instance, railroad trestles often have lattice-work, but it is not interwoven. That said, I am a fan of interwovenness, because I love attention to detail.

A truly ambitious pie-maker could use a sharp knife to cut the entire lattice-work out of a single flat piece of crust material. The more intricate the lattice-work, or lattice-work design if you want to be technical about things, the higher the score.

Considering how bad I want a pastry wheel, I feel a little sheepish going to look for one and finding out that they cost about four dollars. I will buy myself a pastry wheel and I will be content with my entire life.

I was a little intimidated by this one. But I think I could master it.

Whatever. When I won for best presentation with an oakleaf cluster on a sweet potato pie, I actually WENT AND PICKED several oakleaves from a block away to design the top. I believe the voters recognized that authenticity.

Margie may speak whatever trash she wishes concerning PIE. I was humbled to be in the presence of the greatness that was her strawberry-rhubarb slice-of-heaven. And Margie, just so you know, you benefited from my philosophy of not splitting points. When there's a clear winner, you have to go with it.--Other Megan, a.k.a. Pro-Pie, Anti-Coyote

The strawberry-rhubarb was awesome. I couldn't quite tell how much of it was Margie and how much of it was that strawberry-rhubarb is the platonic ideal of fruit pie, but I think you get points for just choosing to make the ideal pie.